Foot-and-mouth outbreak triggers quarantine and mass culling in Larnaca

Authorities have placed large swathes of the Larnaca district under strict quarantine after veterinary services confirmed that the epicentre of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak lies in Oroklini, with linked infections in nearby Livadia.

Laboratory results confirmed that two large sheep and goat units in Oroklini are at the centre of the outbreak, prompting the immediate activation of containment protocols.

Veterinary services said clinical findings indicate the virus had been...